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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand KMD Brands has rejected a proposal which would see Rip Curl de-merged into a separate dual-listed company, then merged with Stokehouse to create a new company. photosport Retailer KMD Brands has rejected a proposal from a US surfwear company to slice off its Rip Curl label and marry the two brands ... <a title="Rip Curl de-merger bid rejected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/rip-curl-de-merger-bid-rejected/" aria-label="Read more about Rip Curl de-merger bid rejected">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Airlines are comfortable there is currently a sufficient fuel supply, Board of Airline Representatives chief executive Cath O’Brien says. Supplied/ Air NZ Airlines are pleading for assurance from the government, as the supply of jet fuel could be limited due to the conflict in the Middle East. Board of Airline Representatives ... <a title="‘Operating in this dearth of information’: Airlines pleading government for assurance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/operating-in-this-dearth-of-information-airlines-pleading-government-for-assurance/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Operating in this dearth of information’: Airlines pleading government for assurance">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fog was believed to have cleared by 8am on Tuesday but returned shortly after 9.15 am. 123rf.com Intermittent fog at Christchurch airport is leading to flight delays and cancellations on Tuesday morning. Eight domestic flights were cancelled when fog descended on the airport at about 7.25 am but by 8 ... <a title="Fog cancels and delays flights at Christchurch airport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/fog-cancels-and-delays-flights-at-christchurch-airport/" aria-label="Read more about Fog cancels and delays flights at Christchurch airport">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Superintendent Lane Todd said the incident was a reminder of the dangers of power infrastructure. RNZ / Diego Opatowski Christchurch police are investigating the electrocution of a man who is believed to have been attempting to take copper from a transformer. Emergency services were called to a fire at a transformer ... <a title="Christchurch man could have been trying to take copper from transformer when electrocuted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/christchurch-man-could-have-been-trying-to-take-copper-from-transformer-when-electrocuted/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch man could have been trying to take copper from transformer when electrocuted">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Reserve Bank governor Dr Anna Breman. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone RBNZ govenror says NZ is likely to see higher short-term inflation Rates could rise if there are effects on medium-term inflation or inflation expectations Economic growth likely to be dampened The Reserve Bank governor is warning of higher inflation and weaker ... <a title="Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman warns of higher inflation, lower growth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/reserve-bank-governor-anna-breman-warns-of-higher-inflation-lower-growth/" aria-label="Read more about Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman warns of higher inflation, lower growth">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The changes bring ASB and Kiwibank into line with all other major banks SUPPLIED ASB and Kiwibank have become the latest to increase interest rates, on the back of market fears the rising oil prices may push up inflation. Wholesale rates have lifted since war broke out, even though the Reserve ... <a title="More banks hike interest rates as fuel threatens to push up inflation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/more-banks-hike-interest-rates-as-fuel-threatens-to-push-up-inflation/" aria-label="Read more about More banks hike interest rates as fuel threatens to push up inflation">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shane Jones. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government will be hearing from officials later this week on possible steps towards “demand restraint”, Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones says. Petrol prices have increased by almost $1 per litre on average in the past month, according to price tracker Gaspy, and diesel even ... <a title="Fuel ‘demand restraint’ being considered by government, Shane Jones says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/fuel-demand-restraint-being-considered-by-government-shane-jones-says/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel ‘demand restraint’ being considered by government, Shane Jones says">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Molesworth landscape. Supplied / Pamu Farms Five groups are vying to take over the country’s largest farm. Molesworth Station, the iconic high country property, is run as a cattle farm by state-owned Pāmu. The area, known formally as the Rangitahi/Molesworth Recreation Reserve, at the top of the South Island, covers ... <a title="Molesworth Station: The groups vying to take over the country’s largest farm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/molesworth-station-the-groups-vying-to-take-over-the-countrys-largest-farm/" aria-label="Read more about Molesworth Station: The groups vying to take over the country’s largest farm">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Good rainfall across much of Australia in the past year has kept the vegetation green and rivers flowing. For the fifth year in a row, our national environment scorecard for ... <a title="Australia’s forests are finally doing better — but ‘underwater bushfires’ hit oceans hard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/australias-forests-are-finally-doing-better-but-underwater-bushfires-hit-oceans-hard-278780/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s forests are finally doing better — but ‘underwater bushfires’ hit oceans hard">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joseph J. Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Global Studies, Appalachian State University The U.S. and Cuban governments have been at odds since the conclusion of the Cuban Revolution 67 years ago. Yet despite pressure, embargoes and various CIA plots, the communist government in Havana has resisted the wishes ... <a title="Trump’s ‘Venezuela solution’ to Cuba would see the island nation returned to a client state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/trumps-venezuela-solution-to-cuba-would-see-the-island-nation-returned-to-a-client-state-278710/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s ‘Venezuela solution’ to Cuba would see the island nation returned to a client state">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Costanza Musu, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Since the start of the ongoing United States–Israeli military campaign against Iran, the human toll of the conflict has mounted relentlessly. Civilian casualties have been reported across the country, and the bombing ... <a title="War in Iran: Why destroying cultural heritage is such a foolish strategic move in any conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/war-in-iran-why-destroying-cultural-heritage-is-such-a-foolish-strategic-move-in-any-conflict-277922/" aria-label="Read more about War in Iran: Why destroying cultural heritage is such a foolish strategic move in any conflict">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Waya Quiviger, Professor of Practice of Gobal Governance and Development, IE University The war in Iran has yet again exposed the tensions between Spain’s Pedro Sánchez and Donald Trump. The two leaders have clashed repeatedly over the last year, including over Spain’s ongoing opposition to Israel’s conduct ... <a title="Spain-US rift: Pedro Sánchez’ defiance of Trump is dictated by domestic politics – but it’s also a litmus test for Europe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/spain-us-rift-pedro-sanchez-defiance-of-trump-is-dictated-by-domestic-politics-but-its-also-a-litmus-test-for-europe-278557/" aria-label="Read more about Spain-US rift: Pedro Sánchez’ defiance of Trump is dictated by domestic politics – but it’s also a litmus test for Europe">Read more</a>
